masjid al-Baqrī
masjid al-Baqrī is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. masjid al-Baqrī is situated nearby to the city gate Bab Al-Nasr, as well as near the historic building Wikala Qaitbey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al-Nasr and Wikala Qaitbey.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
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Bab al-Nasr, is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 110 metres north of masjid al-Baqrī.
Wikala Qaitbey
Historic building
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay is an urban caravanserai and rab built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the historic medieval district of Cairo, Egypt. Wikala Qaitbey is situated 130 metres northwest of masjid al-Baqrī.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 1 km south of masjid al-Baqrī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
Islamic Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.
masjid al-Baqrī
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “mosque of al-Bakri” and “mosque of al-Bakrī”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.05331° or 30° 3′ 12″ northLongitude
31.26541° or 31° 15′ 56″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8G2H3738+85GeoNames ID
8617584
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“masjid al-Baqrī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد البقري”
- French: “masǧid al-Baqrī”
- French: “collège el-Baqarieh” (historical)
- French: “madrasa Bakari” (historical)
- French: “mosquée d’al-Baqari” (historical)
- French: “mosquée d’el-Bakari” (historical)
- French: “Sidi-el-Bakari” (historical)
- Italian: “Said Mahaz” (historical)
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